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#ae87b7 color: African Violet

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289°
100%

OKLCH

67.7%
0.082
320°
  • ≈ Lilac
  • Magenta
  • Medium
  • Muted
  • Neutral
  • mauve-400
  • Black 28%

Looks the same on every screen.

White text3.02:1 · Below AALc -62
Black text6.95:1 · AALc 47

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About #ae87b7

#ae87b7 is a muted magenta color. In OKLCH it has 67.7% lightness, 0.082 chroma and a hue of 320°.

Looks the same on every screen.

White text on it reaches 3.02:1 contrast and black text 6.95:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is African Violet (#b085b7). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is mauve-400.

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Lighter: #ae87b7 mixed with white

  1. ae87b7
  2. b693be
  3. be9ec5
  4. c6aacd
  5. ceb6d4
  6. d6c2db
  7. decee2
  8. e7dae9
  9. efe6f1
  10. f7f3f8

Darker: #ae87b7 mixed with black

  1. ae87b7
  2. 97759f
  3. 806387
  4. 6a5170
  5. 55415a
  6. 413145
  7. 2e2131
  8. 1c131e
  9. 0b060c
  10. 010102

Calmer: #ae87b7 with less saturation

  1. ae87b7
  2. ac89b4
  3. aa8bb1
  4. a78cae
  5. a58eab
  6. a390a7
  7. a191a4
  8. 9e93a1
  9. 9c949e
  10. 9a969a